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Speaking to mediapersons, CM Rawat said that the Char Dham shrines will open as per their announced dates although no pilgrims will be allowed in the temples.
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government on Thursday announced that in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was suspending the Char Dham Yatra to the four Himalayan shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath.
The yatra was scheduled to begin next month.
The announcement was made by chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat a day after the Uttarakhand high court reprimanded the state for holding Kumbh and becoming a ‘laughing stock’. The division bench of Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma had also made the oral observation that the prospect of conducting the Char Dham Yatra in the midst of a raging pandemic is “a frightening one”.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General Bipin Rawat, and Army Chief General MM Naravane offered prayers at Amarnath
The annual Amarnath Yatra will commence from June 28 this year and the registration process will begin April 1. Those planning a visit to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas must mandatorily register in advance through 446 designated branches of Punjab National Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Bank and YES bank in 37 states and Union Territories.
This year s Amarnath Yatra is open to the public after last year the authorities had restricted the annual pilgrimage to a group of Sadhus in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. A year before, the Yatra was canceled mid-way due to a terror attack.
COVID-19: Registration for Amarnath yatra temporarily suspended
The Amarnath Yatra board said that they are monitoring the situation closely and will reopen once the situation improves. (Image Source: IANS/File)
Updated: Apr 22, 2021, 04:45 PM IST
In view of the fast-spreading COVID19 infection in the country, the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) on Thursday decided to temporarily suspend the registration for this year s Yatra to the Amarnath Cave shrine.
Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) tweeted, In view of evolving COVID-19 situation in the country and the need to take all necessary precautionary measures, registration for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra is being temporarily suspended. The situation is being constantly monitored and it would be reopened once the situation improves.”